SCIENCE ProgrammingToWin by Izzy Narvaez

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Chapter 1: Introduction About PowerliftingToWin PowerliftingToWin Is A Movement PowerliftingToWin is a rebellion against the idea that maximal strength at all costs is the entire point of the spor... t of powerlifting. The point of any sport is competition. Competition exists to determine who the best athlete truly is. While strength is the largest component of what determines the best powerlifter, it is not the only component. Powerlifting and Stereotypes Far too often the average bystander conflates powerlifting with tremendously huge, tremendously fat men who both wear gear, including strange squat suits and bench shirts, and who take gear including anabolic steroids, growth hormone, and a variety of other performance enhancing drugs. While this is certainly one form of powerlifting, and an attractive form to many people, far too often the average bystander isn’t aware of the myriad of competitive options that powerlifting offers. The reality of the situation is that the world’s largest powerlifting organization is the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). The IPF has nearly 100,000 member-athletes. Of more importance, the IPF is a drug-free organization that supports a large deal of “raw” lifters (those who train without special suits and shirts). Unbeknownst to many, these natural, raw lifters are tremendous athletes who are, for the most part, healthy, strong, and relatively lean. You don’t have to be fat or take drugs to participate in powerlifting. Photo: www.powerlifting-ipf.com Meaningful Powerlifting Competition Not only that, but the IPF is the only organization in the world that consistently offers meaningful competition across all genders and age groups. That’s right: the IPF supports the sport’s largest, by far, women’s and master’s divisions. Anybody of any age, race, creed, or sex can compete for meaningful national and world championships in the IPF. In fact, the IPF was recently invited to partake in the World Games in 2008. This offered athletes the opportunity to win Gold medals for their country – an experience simply unavailable to any otherorganization or any other type of powerlifter. Further still, the IPF hosts a World Championship every single year. IPF World’s is the only legitimate, unified world championship in the sport of powerlifting today. While the contest allows only drug-tested lifters, there is virtually no argument in the powerlifting community as to whom the best drug-tested, raw lifters are: they are the IPF World Champions. Every other form of powerlifting is so splintered and scattered that you’ll never get to see the best athletes go head to head. Mike Tuchscherer brings home the gold for the USA! Photo: jtsstrength.com What’s my point in all of this? PowerliftingToWin exists to promote the sport as a real sport and not merely as a gimmick to show off maximal strength. With the IPF, YOU, regardless of your demographics, have the opportunity to win a gold medal in a meaningful world championship. With the IPF, YOU, regardless of your demographics, can set meaningful state, national, and world records. With the IPF, YOU, regardless of your demographics, have access to serious competition to test your mettle as an athlete. This Book Is For Athletes [Show More]

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